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6th IZA/CIER Annual Workshop on Research in Labor Economics

Organizers: Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn), Xiangquan Zeng (Renmin University of China), Corrado Giulietti (IZA), Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China)
Location:IZA, Bonn
Date:July 17, 2014 - July 19, 2014

Event Manager:
Viola Hartmann (IZA)


Program
+++ presentation: 40 minutes +++ discussion: 10 minutes +++

Thursday, July 17:

18:30       Informal Dinner at Restaurant "La Tagliatella", Berliner Freiheit 19-21, Bonn
 

Friday, July 18:

08:30 - 09:00   Registration
 
 
09:00 - 09:10   Welcoming Remarks by
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
Xiangquan Zeng (CIER, Renmin University of China and IZA)
 
 
        Session A: Minimum Wages and Employment
  Chair: Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
 
09:10 - 10:00   Tony Fang (Monash University), Carl Lin (Beijing Normal University)
  "Minimum Wages and Employment in China"
 
10:00 - 10:50   Yi Huang (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva), Prakash Loungani (IMF), Gewei Wang (CUHK)
  "Minimum Wages and Firm Employment: Evidence from China"
 
 
10:50 - 11:10   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session B: Migration and the Urban/Rural Divide
  Chair: Hartmut Lehmann (University of Bologna)
 
11:10 - 12:00   Sylvie Démurger (CNRS, GATE), Shi Li (Beijing Normal University), Hui Xu (Beijing Normal University)
  "Internal Migration, Family Living Arrangements and Happiness in China"
 
12:00 - 12:50   Guochang Zhao (Southwest University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu)
  "How and Why Do Chinese Urban Primary School Students Outperform Their Rural Counterparts?"
 
 
12:50 - 14:00   Lunch
 
 
        Session C: Ethnicity and Labor Outcomes
  Chair: Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
 
14:00 - 14:50   Rachel Connelly (Bowdoin College), Margaret Maurer-Fazio (Bates College)
  "Labor Force Participation and Hours of Work of Western China’s Rural Elders"
 
14:50 - 15:40   Björn Anders Gustafsson (University of Gothenburg), Xiuna Yang (Beijing Normal University)
  "Earnings among China's Ethnic Minorities and the Majority"
 
 
15:40 - 16:00   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session D: Health Insurance and Consumption Choices
  Chair: Massimiliano Tani (IZA)
 
16:00 - 16:50   Kai Liu (Norwegian School of Economics)
  "Insuring against Health Shocks: Health Insurance, Consumption Smoothing and Household Choices"
 
16:50 - 17:40   Liqiu Zhao (Renmin University of China), Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China)
  "Does Public Health Insurance Crowd Out Private Transfer"
 
 
19:00       Dinner at Restaurant "Em Höttche", Markt 4, Bonn
 
 

Saturday, July 19:

        Session E: Informality: A Comparative Analysis
  Chair: Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China)
 
09:00 - 09:50   Xiaoman Li (Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing), Xiangquan Zeng (Renmin University of China )
  "Informal Employment in China: Opportunity or Last Resort?"
 
09:50 - 10:40   Hartmut Lehmann (University of Bologna), Thomas Dohmen (University of Bonn and IZA), Melanie Khamis (Wesleyan University and IZA)
  "Risk Attitudes, Informal Employment and Wages: Evidence from a Transition Country"
 
 
10:40 - 11:00   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session F: Labor Outcomes Inequality
  Chair: Sylvie Démurger (CNRS, GATE)
 
11:00 - 11:50   Dennis T. Yang (University of Virginia), Liugang Sheng (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  "Offshoring and Wage Inequality: Theory and Evidence from China"
 
11:50 - 12:40   Massimiliano Tani (IZA), Xingfei Liu (IZA), Mehtap Akgüc (CEPS and IZA)
  "Is Expropriation Good for You? Evidence from Quasi-natural Experiment"
 
 
12:40 - 14:00   Lunch
 
 
14:00 - 14:50   Xiangbo Liu (Renmin University of China), Tiantian Dai (Renmin University of China), Chao He (Renmin University of China), Xiangting Hu (Renmin University of China)
  "Competing for College by Human Capital Investment"
 
 
        Concluding Session
 
14:50 - 15:20   Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
"The RUMiC Longitudal Survey: Outline and Current Research"

Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China and IZA)
"China Matched Employer-Employee Longitudal Survey"
 
 
15:20 - 15:30   Closing Remarks
 
15:30 - 18:00   Social Program
 
 
18:00       Dinner at Restaurant "Rheinhotel Loreley", Rheinallee 12, Königswinter
 

List of Participants

Mehtap Akgüc (CEPS)
Rachel Connelly (Bowdoin College and IZA)
Amelie F. Constant (George Washington University, Temple University and IZA)
Sylvie Démurger (CNRS, GATE and IZA)
Benjamin Elsner (IZA)
Tony Fang (Monash University and IZA)
Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
Björn Anders Gustafsson (University of Gothenburg and IZA)
Yi Huang (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva)
Dimitrios Komninos (IZA)
Hartmut Lehmann (University of Bologna and IZA)
Xiaoman Li (Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing)
Kai Liu (Norwegian School of Economics)
Xiangbo Liu (Renmin University of China)
Xingfei Liu (IZA)
Linguère Mously Mbaye (IZA)
Shoshana Neuman (Bar-Ilan University and IZA)
Massimiliano Tani (IZA)
Dennis T. Yang (University of Virginia and IZA)
Xiuna Yang (University of Gothenburg)
Xiangquan Zeng (Renmin University of China and IZA)
Guochang Zhao (Southwest University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu)
Liqiu Zhao (Renmin University of China)
Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China and IZA)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)


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